Dolly Parton once said, “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one,” and that’s just what Annie does in Blooms by Terri Depue. Her already tough day in Seattle takes a turn for the worse, causing her to make a life-altering...

In Mayhem in Music City by R. Weir, Sam, a former Army lieutenant and close friend of Jarvis, was called on by Gage, the manager of the security team for the famous country music duo, Rule of Law. Gage had a job as a bodyguard...

Fridgy by Blaine C. Readler begins in an unusual but funny way: an advanced AI is accidentally installed in a refrigerator rather than controlling the smart home. Confused but curious, Fridgy quickly realizes that Sage, the older system, limits and monitors his every move. From...

The Hidden Room: A Secret Seekers Mystery by Caren Cantrell is an engaging tale that captures the spirit of adventure and friendship. The story follows Riley and Ava, two curious, determined young girls living in the historic Veil Crest Manor Apartments. When a storm derails...

Cal Carter moves to Gull Island after his divorce, hoping for a fresh start in his grandparents’ cottage. As a boy, he once spent a summer there, with a quiet crush on a girl with auburn hair and the island in her soul. Annie has...

Ron Rubin’s Gold in Your Backyard presents fifty lessons that he says were formed through business experience shaped by long professional relationships. Rubin explains that his approach began with his father, whose Depression-era conduct led him to reject debt and to judge decisions by their...

Amy McNulty brings confusion and heartache to life in the second book of The Never Veil series, Nobody’s Lady. After Noll broke the curse on the men in her village and their obligation to love their goddesses, they find themselves without direction or purpose. They...

Amy McNulty brings readers an endearing fantasy in the conclusion of The Never Veil series with Nobody’s Pawn. The lord of the village is dead, and with their freedom, the men of the village have discovered violence. Noll still has the book with her -...

Routine is a part of life. However, sometimes we become so accustomed to our routine that we let our lives run on autopilot. In Changing Course Gracefully, Elaina Kelly Smith presents the PARQS Framework to help you regain agency and control over your life. This...

Mask of Romulus by Mark Jamilkowski tells the story of the first emperor, Caesar Augustus, and the seer, Kamala. When Atia remarries, Augustus is sent to live with his grandmother, Julia, who introduces him to her brother, Julius Caesar. Augustus and Julius form a deep...

Cosplay & Consequences (The Fandom Narratives) by J.C. Sato is a brilliantly written novella that could even be described as one long, shifting scene. The setting is an urban cosplay convention where performers, entrepreneurs, fans, and perverts assemble in this growing subculture to show off...

Santa Also Forgets by Wendy Maclean is the story of Lolo and her siblings on Christmas Eve as they prepare for the holiday with excitement and family traditions. After setting out treats for Santa and the reindeer, the children go to sleep, excited for Christmas...

Arboreal Destiny: The Trees That Shaped the History and Culture of Nations by Gregg Coodley, MD, is an exploration of humanity's profound relationship with trees. The book examines the historical, cultural, medicinal, and ecological significance of twenty tree species, illustrating their indispensable roles in shaping...

We Are The Future: Proud, Kind, United is a wonderful educational book by C.M. Harris. If you want to know what it’s like to be truly included and belong, why not visit this school? Here, the children are kind, playing together nicely, and inviting everyone...

Jeffrey L. Carrier’s Coal Dust on Purple Asters is a short historical trilogy about three families surviving in the rough mountains of Kentucky through wars and the Great Depression. In Rain on Chinquapin Holler, Wiley Hicks, a coal miner, is torn between providing for his...

Lonely Fellow’s Rhymes by Aleksandr Alexandrovich is an illustrated English-language collection of poems and song lyrics that have been shaped by immigration from Belarus, family, and rhymed poetic tradition. Framed by his late wife’s toast, “To the courage to live,” Alexandrovich leans into genuine, lived...

The Balkan Escape by Suad Jakupovic follows Dino Tutic, whose short family visit to Bosnia leaves him with no means back to North Carolina when power, transport, and law enforcement fail across the region. As villages arm themselves and militia groups roam freely, Dino relies...

In His Image by Asher Warren and Ethan Nikkel offers a unique take on the psychological thriller genre. A serial killer is on the rampage. Named the New Orleans Vampire, he is draining his victims of their blood and leaving them displayed like pieces of...

A World of Slanted Light by Marvin Brauer is a delightfully clever and warm coming-of-age story set in the harsh environment of 1960s coal country in Congress, West Virginia. Marty Barber is a sensitive fifteen-year-old growing up in a town committed to their one industry...

Dancing With Donnie: The Ballroom Awaits by Barry Robbins is a sharply satirical, deeply humorous take on President Trump’s obsession with self-glorification and aggrandizement. The East Wing of the White House has now been demolished, and in its place will rise the most impressive, biggest,...